Spanish tongue twister – Speak Spanish like a native – Episode 015

Spanish tongue twister – Speak Spanish like a native

Podcast episode 15 – SEE ALL EPISODES

EPISODE TRANSCRIPT

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Today we’ve got a fun lesson. Today’s idea comes from Peter, one of my private students. A few days ago he suggested that I include a tongue twister in one of my episodes. And that’s what we’ve got today. A Spanish tongue twister: Tres tigres comen trigo en un trigal.

It’s not easy, but you’ll soon be able to say it. I promise you.

Tongue twisters are great for mastering Spanish.

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What does this Spanish tongue twister mean? Tres tigres comen trigo en un trigal.

Like most tongue twisters, it’s quite silly. It means: three tigers eat wheat in a wheat field. Tres tigres comen trigo en un trigal.

Spanish tongue twister: single words

Let’s practice one word at a time.

tres – three
tigres – tigers
comen – they eat
trigo – wheat
en – in
un – a
trigal – wheat field

Let’s go through these words again. Repeat after me.

Spanish tongue twister: more speaking practice

Now, let’s practice two words at a time. Repeat after me: tres tigres, comen trigo, un trigal.

Let’s say them again.

And now let’s say a few more words at a time: tres tigres comen trigo.

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Let’s say them again.

And now let’s say the whole tongue twister. Let’s say it slowly first: tres tigres comen trigo en un trigal.

Again.

And now let’s say it a little bit faster: tres tigres comen trigo en un trigal.

Again.

And now let’s say it faster: tres tigres comen trigo en un trigal.

How fast can you say it?: tres tigres comen trigo en un trigal.

Don’t worry if you cannot say it just now. Come back to this episode and practice saying this tongue twister every now and then. You’ll be amazed how soon you’ll be able to say it flawlessly.

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